Automobile door handle



May 4 1926.

G. E, Bisi-*Zipp AurooBILE DooR HANDLE Filed Deo. 14.. 19245 as l Inventor torneg Patented May 4, 1926. i

-srAri-:s rAre-r f GEORGE BISHOP, OE oLEvELANn,. OHIO.

.AUTOMOBILE Doon HANDLE. i v.Appucationniedaieceinber 14, 192,3. ,serial No. $0,608.`

To all whom, t may concern: in which the .saine `serving V.as an outside Be it known that l, GEORGE E. Bisrrom a handle only,.acts upon the latch holt through n citizen Aof the vUnited v States, resident yof the niediurn of a 'standard latch dog; Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga, and State Figureisaplan ofthe door handlefand 60 of Ohio,v have inventednew and usefullinoutside door plate lor ,escutcheonv shoivnin proveniente 1in Automobile Y:Door Handles, Figure 7 c of which the 'following'.isaspeciiicatioinvthe Figure 9 is angelevation, taken from the principle lof the ,inventionbeing herein Ec x- ,plane indicated .by the line IX-LF., Fig

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contemplated applying that principle, .so as Figure 10 is .a y broken ,transverse horizonto ,distinguish ,fit frein other inventions. tal sectiongshowing anapplicationof 'in- My invention relates todoor handles and vention toa sheetinetal door, the. type of particularly .to apparatus 4of this kind deinvention,hereinshovvn serving asstandard signed to hegappliedtoFordorotherautoequipment for 'both Qoutsifdexand inside 70V mobiles providedWithonly an inside'handle. handles `Without thefaid of any other inside Furthermore, Acertain typesof my invention handle;

are vdesigned toserve asfstandard equipment Fi ure `11is an elevation` of tWo assembled fory door handles yin the originalnlanufacture handies Vfor a sheet metal door, differing of any automobile. in sonne 'particulars lfrom the assembly shown' T5 Y The annexed drawingand the following in Figure 10; iand f description set'forthin detail certainnieans Figure 12 `lsan elevation of a `bushing einhodying my invention, .such means conshown in Figurev 11, the r scale of vFigures stituting, however, but Va. fewof the :various 8, 9,10, 11 and 12 being ysubstantially the forms inl which the principle .of the invensaine as thatfrof Figure 7. f 80 tion may beapplied. v n Referring particularlyk to Figures 1, 2, -3

:sidehendleg In said annexed drawing: and 4, there 'is therein showna fragmentary Figure 1 representsa broken inside eleva` section 'of `1an .automobile vdoor 1 the same tion'of the door of a Ford/automobile being' ,equipped Withone of the `standard equipped With one type of .standard kFord Ford types of inside handles 2 which, when 85 insidedoor h andle to which hasbeen-added it is actuated, Will, as is Well understood, one forrn of iny invention designed to ser-Ve travel in the door slot 11 to .retract the latch said car. both ,as an insideA and outside holt. (not shown) in order that the door 1 handle, in conjunction with the `standard inay'-v he opened. The usual latch spring, inside handle; 1 uponthe'release of the handle 2, returns said 90 Figure 1a is an outside elevation of the handle `to its original position, as is also Well elements shown inFigure v1; understood. lTo this standard equipment l `Figure 2 represents a transverse horiradd inside and youtside door plates oreszontal section, taken in the planeindicated cutcheons 3 and 1respectively, Which are inloy the line IIffII, Figure 1; V tersected by a cylindrical carriage bolt 5 95 vFigure 3 is an, elevation Of-,an inside arm having a head 5 at its outer-end and anexforming one of the elements shown inv Figteriorlythreaded portion 52 at the innerend Y ures 1 and 2; l and which passes transversely through the Figure 4 is an elevation .of a. transverse door 1. Securedupon-the inner portion 52 door bolt forming oneofthe elementsishOWn of the loolt 5 is an arm held in an inclined 10o .Figuresl and 2l; i n position.:substantiallypasshown Vin Figure 1j, Figures 5 .and .5*1 are .Views respectively the upper ,end 6 of Which extends alcove -siinilar to Figures 1 land 11a, and showing `thedoor 1. "Itis notparticularly.important lnayr .invention -applied rto a 4.type of door that, .this upperend 6' should thus extend above the 'door :1 ,and perhapsrnany Oper- 105 ea -ipped-Wth @ether Y Y f attirant fsw-YS' millimeter ,that .the saale horiaoatalisecteli. vbuld Het [show .S0 that ,.deS'red.. the. same aan by ,couldl .eliminated by@ Shorieemarthe .upper ra Lacasse inner part of the portion 52 of the bolt 5. Secured to the bolt 5 adjacent the head 5 is an outside liandle 8, of the design plainly shown in Figure 2, which is rigidly secured to the bolt 5 in the 'following manner: rlhe bolt 5 is provided with a shoulder 9, plainly indicated in Figure 4, and after the bolt 5 is passed through the section 8 of the handle S, this shoulder 9 is upset substantially in the section 10, Figure 2, so as rigidly to secure together the bolt 5 and the section 8'.. l directv particular attention to the formation of the handle `8, the same being substantially U-shaped having one leg of the U substantially longer than the other, the construction being such as to enable the handle to be readily and conveniently grasped and o operated, there being provided plenty of CTL tinger'rooin and ample leverage. Both ends of the standard handle 2 lie adjacent the inner arm 6. It is evident from this description of the elements shown in Figures 1 to 4 that a pull or push upon the upper end 6 or" the inner arm 6 will actuate the handle 2 in the door slot 11 and retract the latch bolt. lhen it is desired to open the door `1 from the outside, a twist upon thehandle 8 will through the medium oit the bolt 5 cause the arm 6 to push upon the lower end of the standard handle 2, or upon the upper end of the latter, dependent upon whether the outside handle 8 is twisted upwardly or downwardly, thus retracting the latch bolt. After either ot these operations, the standard latch spring will return the standard handle 2 to its original position and thus will straighten up the arm Gand the outer door handle 8. I

. Referring to the construction shown in Figures 5 and 6, another type ot standard inside handle 12 is shown adapted to be operated in the slotrl. For this construction I have provided an inside arm 15 spaced by a nut 16 from the'inside door plate 14. This plate 14 is considerably wider than the plate 3 shown in Figure 1 and is held by two screws 14" adjacent the door edge of the escutcheon instead of by two end screws 3', as shown in Figure 1, the other end of the plate 14 being intersected and held by the bolt 17 to which the inner arm 15 is secured. rfhe bolt 17 is provided at the outer end with .a head 17 and is held at the inner end by the nut 172. Intersecting the outer face of the door 1 in this type of construction is a bushing 18 which is driven into the door for a'tight iit and in which the bolt 17 turns. In this forni of construction the upper end 15 of the inner arm 15 is inclined substantially as shown in Figure 5 so as to bring a considerable section 152 of the arm 15 adjacent the standard handle 12. When the member 15 is actuated in either direction, it will push the standard handle 12 in the slet ..13 t@ retract the lateh bolt This. will apply either when the outer handle 8 is actu ated or the inner arm 15. The construction of the arm 15 is such that whether the upper end 15 pushes against the handle 12 in opening the door, or whether the lower central portion 152 pushes against the handle 12, the contacting surfaces of members 12 and 15 are amply large to provide satisfactory operation. ln either event, the handle 12, after the release of the arm 15 or the outer handle 8, will be actuated back into normal position by the standard latch spring (not shown).

ln Figures 7, 8 and 9 I have illustrated an outside handle 24 only. In this construction l show a dog 22 adapted to actuate a door bolt (not shown). This is the saine bolt that is actuated by the standard inside handle 2 or 12 in the applications shown in Figures 1 and 5. Unlike the constructions of Figures 1 and 5 wherein the outer handle acts through an inner arm, in the construction shown in Figure 7 the outer handle acts on the latch bolt through the standard dog 22. The outer handle 24 is formed with a transverse bolt 25, oi rectangular cross-section, as indicated in Figure 9, to which is fastened a bushing 26 by means of a pin 28 interiorly orp an. outside door plate 27. During the actuation of the outside handle 24 to retract the door bolt the stress is all exerted upon the holding prongs 23 of the outside pla-te 27 so that there is no danger of the section 25 of the handle becoming loosened or pulling out.

l wish to direct particular attention/'to the fact that the forms of handles 8 and 24 are not only conveniently operated but, from a manufacturing standpoint, present definite advantages in that the samev can be made 'from cold rolled brass requiring very little ot the polish and iinish that it is necessary to malte upon the ordinary cast handle. l also claim novelty for the open-ended handle olf substantially U-shaped construction hav'- ing an outer grip side 8, a substantially parallel comparatively short inner side 8 securedl to a transverse door member 5 or .25, and an intermediate connecting portion 82 oi' a length sutlicient to furnish ample linger space between the portion 8 and the door.

Referring to the compound construction shown in Figure 10, and adapted to serve both an outside handle 24 and an inside handle 30, 'the same is designed to serve as original equipment for sheet metal doors 21. I direct attention to the outside bushing 29 and the inside bushing 32. y These bushings are fitted to the door 21v by a driving lit and the rectangular section 25 of the handle 24 turns in these bushings and contacts ywith the same at its four edges. An inner handle 30 is held to the bolt section 25by nica-ns ofV sind@ est 31? vla-mty .Shown .in Flaute 1.0;

TheY assembling is somewhat different in VFigures 1l and 12 lwherein tvvo bushings 34 and 35 which receive an intermediate rectangular dog actuating member 33 are iitted in the door and the member is brazed to the inner portions ofoutside and inside handles 24 and 80, respectively. The 'formation of one oi' these bushings 34 is plainly shown in Figure l2.

What I claim is:

l. A vehicle door handle comprising in combination with a door having a lstandard spring-latch and inside latch-retracting handle; of a rotatable member supported by the door and yextending transversely thereof; an outside handle secured to said member; and an operating arm secured to said member adjacent said inside handle, the. latter extending both above and below the connection of said member and arm so as to be actuated upon the movement of the outside handleor the operating arm inv either direction. l

2. A vehicle door handle comprising in combination with a door having a standard spring-latch and inside latch-retracting handie; of a member rotatably mounted in the door 'and' extending exteriorly thereof; an outside handle secured to said member; and means adapted to retract the latch upon the actuation of said outside handle, said. means consist-ing of a movable inside arm secured intermediate its ends to said rotatable member and positioned adjacent said standard inside handle atV points both above and be'- loiv said rotatable member.

3. A vehicle door handle comprising in combination With a door having a standard spring-latch and inside latch-retracting handle; of a member rotatably mounted in the door' and extending exteriorly thereof; an outside handle secured to said member; and means adaptedto retract the latch upon the actuation of said outside handle, said means consisting of a movable inside arinsecured intermediate its ends to said rotatable member, and also intermediate the ends of said standard inside handle, both ends of the latter lying adjacentsaid inside arm.

4. A vehicle door handle comprising in combination with a door having a standard spring-latch and inside latch-retracting handle; of a bolt rotatably mounted in the door Vand extending eXteriorly thereof; an outside handle secured to said bolt; and means adapted to retract the latch upon the actuation of said outside handle, said means oonsistmg of a movable inside arm secured in- Y tcrmediate its ends to said bolt and inclined at its top end from 'the edge oit the door,

said standard inside handle being movable awa-y from the edge of the door to open the latter and lying both above and below said mechanism; of a cold rolled metallic vehicle door handle .having van outer grip portion;

a bushing secured secured in the door; an i ei; ension of the door portion of said handle intersecting saidl bushing and said door; means holding said extension inthe door;

and means connecting said extension and said latch-operating mechanism.

6. The combination with a vehicle door and a spring-latch andv latch-operating vmechanism; of a cold rolled metallic vehicle door handle having an outer grip portion,

a door portion` and an intermediate connecting portion of a length sufiicient to furnish ample ringer space between th-e grip portion` and the door; a bushing secured inthe door; an extension of the door portion of.

said handle intersecting said bushing and said door; means holding said extension in the door; and means connecting said eXtension and said latch-operating mechanism;A

7. The combination with a vehicle door and a spring-latchv and latch-operating mechanism; of door handle means, compris ing outer' and inner grip members, busliings secured respectively in .the outer and inn-er faces of the door, an vintermediate door-intersecting member formed integrally with one of said grip members and rotatably mounted in said bushings; means securing said other grip member upon said interinediate member; and means connecting saidl intermediate member and said latch-operating mechanism.

Signed by me this 1st day of December,

, GEORGE E. BISHOP.

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